Movies Like The Liar

If you liked The Liar (1968), a comedy movie directed by Giannis Dalianidis, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The Impostors (1998)
★ 6/10Also comedy
Wrongly accused of physically abusing a fellow actor, starving thespians Arthur and Maurice find themselves pursued by the law aboard a cruise ship.
2
Monkey Business (1931)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.
3
My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy
Trying to rescue her home planet from destruction, a gorgeous extraterrestrial named Celeste arrives on Earth and begins her scientific research. She woos quirky scientist Dr. Steve Mills, a widower with a young…
4
Carry On Cruising (1962)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Captain Crowther's lot is not a happy one! Five of his crew have to be replaced and at such short notice before the voyage begins there isn't much to choose from. Not only does he get the five most incompetent…
5
My Man Godfrey (1936)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her…
6
Splitsville (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
After Ashley asks for a divorce, good-natured Carey runs to his friends, Julie and Paul, for support. He’s shocked to discover that the secret to their happiness is an open marriage, that is until Carey crosses the…
7
Safe Sex (1999)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
A satire of life in modern Greece, presented through a series of different stories about sex. There are several couples and their relation with sex in parallel stories that come together in a hilarious way.
8
Dolittle (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his…
9
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a…
10
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and…
11
Good Boys (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
A group of young boys on the cusp of becoming teenagers embark on an epic quest to fix their broken drone before their parents get home.
12
The Grand Seduction (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
A small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract. When unlikely candidate and big city doctor Paul Lewis lands in their lap for a trial residence, the townsfolk rally together…
13
The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to…
14
Nim's Island (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.
15
Moana (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy
Teenage Moana answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with infamous demigod Maui on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people.
16
Taking Care of Business (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
17
Babes (2024)
★ 6/10Also comedy
After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.
18
Eenie Meanie (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
A former teenage getaway driver gets dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.
19
Pirates (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
The adventures of pirate Captain Red and his first mate Frog.
20
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the…